Preparation of Sn-doped In_2O_3 nanopowders by a solvothermal process

Sn-doped In2O3（ITO） nanopowders in square shape were prepared in ethylene solvent by a solvothermal process,using In（4N） and SnCl4·5H2O as starting materials.The effects of solvothermal temperature and coprecipitation pH on the products were investigated using XRD,XPS,and TEM.Mixtures of InOOH crystals and In4Sn3O12 crystals were prepared at 210°C or 230°C and ITO nanopowders with cubic structure were obtained at 250°C or above 250°C.When the coprecipitation pH was 6,the product was ITO with impurity Sn3O4.When the pH was 9,the product was single phase ITO.

Three-Dimensional Meshfree Analysis of Interlocking Concrete Blocks for Step Seawall Structure

This study adapts the flexible characteristic of meshfree method in analyzing three-dimensional(3D)complex geometry structures,which are the interlocking concrete blocks of step seawall.The elastostatic behavior of the block is analysed by solving the Galerkin weak form formulation over local support domain.The 3D moving least square(MLS)approximation is applied to build the interpolation functions of unknowns.The pre-defined number of nodes in an integration domain ranging from 10 to 60 nodes is also investigated for their effect on the studied results.The accuracy and efficiency of the studied method on 3D elastostatic responses are validated through the comparison with the solutions of standard finite element method(FEM)using linear shape functions on tetrahedral elements and the well-known commercial software,ANSYS.The results show that elastostatic responses of studied concrete block obtained by meshfree method converge faster and are more accurate than those of standard FEM.The studied meshfree method is effective in the analysis of static responses of complex geometry structures.The amount of discretised nodes within the integration domain used in building MLS shape functions should be in the range from 30 to 60 nodes and should not be less than 20 nodes.